Community Behavioral Health and Accountable Care: Six Months into MassHealth’s Redesign, What We Know and What We Have Yet to Learn

When

15 Nov 2018

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location

MHDC Offices and Online

Registration

MHDC Members - In Person

Members may attend the talk in person - space is limited!

MHDC Members - Online

Members may attend online if preferred

Non-Members

Non Members may attend online presentation.

Registration is closed

Community Behavioral Health and Accountable Care: Six Months into MassHealth’s Redesign, What We Know and What We Have Yet to Learn

This session will review changes in the delivery of community behavioral healthcare implemented through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ 1115 Medicaid waiver. MassHealth unveiled its new system of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and Community Partners (CPs) on March 1, 2018. This redesign has prioritized community behavioral healthcare and organizations that provide behavioral health services with the goal of better integrating primary and behavioral healthcare.

Attendees will learn about the following:

The role of Behavioral Health Community Partners (BH CPs) in improving care coordination

What new services have been created or expanded to confront the opioid epidemic

How MassHealth is leveraging federal fund to expand treatment options for individuals diagnosed with both a mental health and addiction disorder

How MassHealth and the Department of Mental Health have teamed up to provide more integrated care for individuals living with a serious mental illness